For winter planting KORU Barley. The dual season cultivar with yield appeal The planting of barley in winter is now an accepted practice amongst many Arable farmers. Winter planting of “Koru" offers many positive benefits to growers. “KORU” Has an inherent high yield capacity. Allows greater flexibility in sowing and during harvesting. Enables potentially higher nett returns on medium to light soil types. lts overall disease resistance was clearly demonstrated during the difficult 1983 growing season. Has the ability to produce top yields over a wide range of climatic conditions. ls the dual-season cultivar with the adaptability to give rewards to amply compensate for extra input. /O\ “Koru" Barley is bred by Nickerson RPB Qiaand is protected by Plant Variety Rights. PLANT “KORU” THIS YEAR Certified seed is now available from all Cereal marketing companies or from Branches and Agencies of:
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OROUAWHEAT New Zealand’s No. 1 Premium wheat Only Oroua gives you a 5% premium payout Only slich proven It’s almost unbelievable. \ l I / New Zealand conditions. It Growers still plant other brands of \ I f eatures a short, strong straw and is wheat. Just look at the facts. In the t I 1 1 / one of the earliest ICI Tasman Wheat ’B3 | / / maturing varieties. Competition the protein content I I / Ideal for spring sowing — of the Oroua was the highest I a / / significantly earlier than plus it was judged as having the <' I Takahe, Rongotea, Tiritea best quality w’ith a bake score / / which means you are not only of 22, the lowest screenings and i ' / assured of a high yield but of a an excellent score of Bon an nJSmMgj gmffWj! i / consistent quality with the appearance ranking from 1 to 10. ; / highest average baking score of Some wheats only look good 1 1 an Y wheat available. Also ideal but can’t deliver the goods. Large, I 1 for autumn sowing, plump grains generally give a poor j a As soon as it’s harvested you baking score, possibly because | can sell it. (Almost guaranteed), starch deposition in the grain MUnSSinnHHKsffig Oroua quality is such that it is in continues after protein deposition £ extremely high demand and is has slowed. Oroua A grade on the immediately marketable. We other hand in the 1984-85 harvest consider this one of Oroua’s will receive a 5 per cent premium strongest assets — we’re sure over the standard milling grade you’ll agree, price. It also means by planting Some resistance to yellow stripe Oroua you’re almost assured of rust, once again another good getting the price you’re after. reason to plant Oroua. Available It doesn’t make sense to plant traffic now from Hodder <St Tolley Ltd. anything else. Oroua is the high The Growing Force for the man quality, early maturing wheat on t^ie l an dspecially bred for a wide range of s? Oroua — NZ’s no. 1 wheat. m It’ll definitely grow on you. di 1 Available from £ HODDER&TOLLEY Ltd. and Approved Merchants
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